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Originally Posted by jbg
I did just this a few months ago. I bought some 1/4" plate steel from the local home store and cut two identical plates to block off the EGR. One on the exhaust manifold, the other on the intake manifold "inlet". You'll note the small divot on the plate, this is where I plan to drill and tap the EGT probe, it seems like an ideal location. "Jim C." on the Volvo Diesels listserv gave me the idea on where to place the thermocouple.
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THat is exactly what I am looking for, I have a dead gasket and figured I might as well block it off while Im at it. Was the cutting hard? What did you use?
Did you clean the intake too?
Have you noticed any differences since the egr delete?
Steve
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